Planetary hours
in Ixelles.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 3 June 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:54
- 2☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 15:02
- 8♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:23
- 9☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:45
- 10♀︎ Venus17:45 – 19:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:27
- 12☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:06
- 3♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:44
- 4☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:23
- 5♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:40
- 7☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Tuesday, 3 June 2025, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:49: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:32 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.